ANDY MURRAY has been relegated to Court One for today’s second-round clash with Yen-Hsun Lu but Wimbledon chiefs insist they are trying to do him a favour.

The Scot has been shunted from his favourite Centre Court to make way for title rivals Roger Federer and Jo Wilfried Tsonga.

However, the All England Club are adamant they have not delivered a snub to the British No.1. As a general rule the Wimbledon committee always try to ensure the top four seeds play at least one match on the secondary show court to allow spectators the chance to see them in action.

And with the weather forecast to deteriorate at the end of the week they are keen for Murray to take his turn on Court One as soon as possible.

That means if the Scot sees off the man from Chinese Taipei today he will be back on Centre Court on Friday and will be able to play under the roof if the rain predicted materialises.

The order of play could work to his advantage if those players in his half of the draw, including Federer and Tsonga, are scheduled for Court One and are unable to complete their matches because of the weather.

Such concerns are, of course, for tomorrow as Murray is well aware of the danger posed by today’s opponent, having been knocked out of the Beijing Olympics by Lu in 2008.

Lu is hoping lightning strikes twice when the pair clash today and last night admitted he’s desperate to make the front page headlines by sending Murray crashing out at SW19.

The 29-year-old said: “I have dreamt of beating Murray but of course I have to go out and do it.

“I don’t care if I am on the front pages or not. It can be good or bad to be on the front page so hopefully it is good for me.

“I beat him five years ago and of course this victory maybe gives me a little bit of confidence.

“He is a great player and everyone knows he has improved so much over the last year, reaching the final at Wimbledon and winning the Olympics and the US Open.”